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I started listing mine on ebay at the weekend. Started with the lingerie as you always get lots of bids - got loads of new bra's last year as I'd gone down a size that I haven't worn so they've all gone on starting at 99p to generate interest. Then the rest of my clothes are going on a few at...

When I did Rosemary Conley I used to calibrate mine against my consultants to check their accuracy so I knew how I was doing during the week (they were spot on) - but even so, on weigh day, I always do "best of 3" as it changes each time! As long as you use the same ones every week, then...

I'm not sure why you would want to alongside a vlcd? Think that's a chat you should have with your GP if you really want to, personally I wouldn't do it.

I spring cleaned everywhere a little early in October when mine first kicked in, quite a challenge as I had a fractured arm at the time, but cleared out all the kitchen cupboards and moved loads of furniture around. Since then I've cleared and decorated the spare room, and got tremendously...

Excellent! :)

Yes Jenm but it should be only one a day. As for the wafers - my recommendation would be not to break the seal on that one!! They are too nice, and it's virtually impossible to only have one of the pack and save the other one for later, even employing my Beck techniques! If you've not stepped...

Thank you :) I'm still a little unsure of my goal so don't quite know how far along, but still, it looks good and it'll probably be around that figure I guess (note to self - get on with sorting goal to maintain focus!). As for the willpower, well, having had a week off at Christmas and...

I have an LL shaker or use a handblender at home with ice - very nice. I'm going away next week and for convenience have purchased a funnel to get the powder into a regular water bottle and I'll just shake it (having drunk a little of it first) - then it's all disposable so no washing up...

Back at work I expect if this mornings traffic was anything to go by - on the roads rather than web traffic! It's a bit manic where I work so just grabbing 2 mins of lunch to see if I can catch up from the weekend - tons of posts to get through. Still, being busy stops me thinking naughty...

I had flu followed by bronchitis in December and stuck with good ol' paracetemol and ibruprofen every 4 hours, in the main cause I live alone and was too poorly to go get anything else! When I needed something for the cough, I got Lloyds sugar free chesty cough, stayed in ketosis right through...

My LL consultant said no to gum right at the beginning, suggested mouth sprays. Even sugar free are still carb apparently. Was unsure on that one so would be very happy if it not true!!

Xero is also ok - Tescos own brand of coke zero. One thing I've learned so far, one of the things I had previously labelled as hunger actually turned out to be trapped wind, so drinking it to combat "hunger" could be making it worse if you've had the same label! :)

I'm with you 100% there Weasey, I also really hope nobody takes my posts as permission to cheat, I tried to word them carefully so that didn't come across - it is entirely my experience of what works for me. I guess the point I was trying to get across, and not very well, was that I have found...

I'm trying very hard to steer away from the view of food being a treat, I've done that my whole life and that's why I'm here! But, I have to accept that this is no quick fix, despite the quick nature of the weight loss, this is my opportunity to sort my head out while my body gets a break from...

Hang on in there guys, you'll soon be feeling amazing and will probably spring clean your homes from top to bottom with the incredible energy surge! I did all my kitchen cupboards with a fractured arm when I got mine first time round!! My oddest pain this time round was dreadfully painful...

Thought I'd share a bit of what I've been doing so far, it seems to be working ok for me so far... I'm working through the Beck Diet Solution to address my eating choices and behaviour around that as I've overeaten most of my life. That said, I'm not yet equipped with enough stills to not...

Oops, I didn't check - had 2 packets last week, clearly didn't have an effect on my losses!

Is the workbook in stock Claire, it was that I was unable to get which led to the hunt!

I don't think they are, this company appears to be based in NI, perhaps they just source some of their products from the same manufacturer?

First weigh in of 2013 - 8lb off. Really really pleased to have dropped the 6lb Christmas gain plus a little extra free as a bonus. Next task is to make some goal decisions - will update signature once I've done this, spending too much time thinking about it, just need to get on with it and...

First weigh in of 2013 - Smashed the 6lb gain with an 8lb loss :) Caroline - 14lbs. (0lbs down, 14lbs to go) Simmy1978 - 14lbs. (0lbs down, 14lbs to go) Noodles1609 - 14lb (8lb down, 6lb to go) Princesssappho - 14lb (0lb down, 14lb to go) LastEverDiet - 18lbs (0lbs down, 18lbs to go) trisha -...

I'm more than a bit fascinated by it myself - thanks for sharing, I'll certainly have a read of your blog :)

I'm not exactly sure as I've not got all the way through the plan yet, there are quite a few on the link - be warned though, the journal is about 45 pages long! :)

I did love the lemon bar, but can't bear it now. Bit of a bind cause the only other one I like is chocolate truffa. The wafers though, so wish I'd not ordered them - they're amazing!

Beck is an excellent book that includes a 60 day programme to look at why you overeat, and gives strategies for dealing with it so you can lose weight and keep it off long term. It's brilliant - I love it!

I've just found a link on the Beck website for worksheets that go with the book. Was having a hunt around the web as the Beck Workbook is 2-4 weeks delivery on every site I can find that stocks it. If you have the book but don't want to write in it, or like me have the kindle version - this...

I'm an early riser so first pack is usually before 7am, or sometimes it'll be a shake when I get to work about 8ish if I just forget to have one like this morning (never thought I'd forget to eat!!). Next one about half 12 to 1ish, 3rd around 6 to 7pm, 4th around 9 or so. These are rough times...

I was very pleasantly suprised when I weighed in last week after a week off, I'd added a late pound the week before from over indulging in cocktail sausages but only put on an addition 5lb on the week off, I'd anticipated so much more than that, and it certainly felt like it! I'd say do it, you...

I chop and change depending on my mood, some days I will have 4 packs and protein and veg - figure it's better than coming off plan - still hit 3 stone off in under 12 weeks :)

Chicken feathers in bread!!!!

Hello!! And a big warm welcome. I've not been around for very long, only started vlcd in the last few days of September but have already seen totally amazing results and I'm sure you will too very quickly. I've never in my entire adult life been this small so this is all new territory for me...

I agree, I'm still too ashamed of my weight to go public but I'm already down to a 14/16 with several stone to go!

Hello! Welcome. I get where you're coming from keeping it quiet, my partner and one friend knew what I was doing until I lost about 25lb then people started asking what I was doing so I came clean :) The results are very dramatic very quickly - take a full length pic of yourself now, and do...

Right back atcha ;) 2013 IS going to be the year we all reach our goals, I'm sure of that :)

Just wanted to wish you all the best for the start of your journeys. I'm loving the motivation, it's so fantastic to see. A little tip I had right at the start which really has made a big difference (and yes it's from the good Dr Beck!) - write yourself a list of all the reasons you want to...

The biggest side effect is rapid weight loss ;) Seriously, the only side effects I've had have been from not quite doing it right, a bit of habit tinkering and it's sorted in the main. Constipation is a big one if you don't get enough water in, if you're inclined in that direction with regular...

Yay! Excellent, you'll have that by Thursday - are you going to start straight away? :)

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Have a look through the pack reviews thread above (it's a sticky) to give you an idea. It's difficult to say which are good and which are not as it's very much down to personal choice, I really don't like the strawberry for example, but that's not about the taste, it's because of the little...

Bless you x Wobbly tum - I think your idea of a fav and a not so fav each day is a good one so you have a variety all the way through. You may well find your tastes changing as the weeks go by so you'll still be left with a variety but it might be different good and bad ones to what you have...

It's really easy to read if you are like that, there are about 3 chapters to read to start with (not sure of how many pages as I've got the kindle version) but then it's one task a day with one short chapter (2 to 3 pages at a guess) to read. And so totally worth it! You are so totally worth it!

Kerance hun, I could have written your post myself just 3 months ago - now I've got an entirely different outlook. I harp on about it all the time, but it's because it's so darn good - get yourself a copy of the Beck Diet Solution by Dr Judith Beck, it's absolutely brilliant stuff - cbt for...

Just watch the cocktail sausages ;) Seriously, I've never felt so good as being in ketosis, and last week off was a reminder of how shocking carbs make me feel, I've noted it all down so I remember if temptation rears it's head in the future. You'll maybe have a couple of days of feeling a bit...

Thought I'd share this with everyone, with so many new starters and restarters just now, I came across it on the LL support forum and thought it was fabulous, so did my own version. The basic principle is that you make up some flowers, each consisting of 6 petals and a centre, each one...

For me it's something I never imagined would be possible - fitting into size 12 jeans. I've still got quite a bit of weight to lose and I'm already heading towards a size 14, never in a million years did I ever think I'd even be that small, it's just bonkers!

OK, I'm big into Dr Beck, and she would be asking about all the other reasons you may have for not starting your plan. She talks about the strength of the "giving in" muscle, and each time you come up with reasons not to start or follow a plan, then you are strengthening this further...

I am someone who has the sensitivity to citric acid so can't do anything with it in as I metabolise it as sugar. I don't have that issue at all with coke zero and did manage to polish off over 2 litres of it yesterday - not on purpose, was a thirsty day so I just kept filling my glass!

I'm so with you on the plane seat. At my biggest I could just about manage to fasten it but it dug in something chronic. I'm flying again for a 3 day break in a couple of weeks and I am very excited to see how much room there is around me in the seat! Small things, but small things that...

Good motivation going on here! Just wanted to share - I had a week off at Christmas and ate everything and anything - not a massive amount of it I must admit as I couldn't physically do it, but I gave it a darn good try. Finished up the night before my restart with a pile of sandwiches and a...

:D So lovely to see so many faces :D

Welcome back, understand where you're coming from with the meds and the docs, it's not easy!

Brilliant! Welcome back, excellent maintenance stats while you've been away, I put on 6lb in a week and a bit!

Excellent goals to start off, and I have no doubt you can reach them, probably sooner than you think too. I only started this in the last few days of September and I'm already buying a size 14/16 from a size 22 - it's amazing! :)

Best of luck with your start. I'm usually lurking, not been around all that long but feel like a bit of an old timer already!

I did 3 stone in 11 weeks and attempted exercise but I'm not good at it, so gave it up as a bad job! Now I've had my week off I'm intended on some type of toning work but that's it - just to keep pace with the saggy bits! 2 stone in 10 weeks is totally doable without the gym.

Just a little note - a vlcd is not recommended for a bmi below 25 :)

The Beck Diet Solution by Dr Judith Beck - it's a brilliant book that looks at reasons for overeating and gives strategies to overcome it, there is a 60 day programme to work through, it's really good :)

I've gained 6lb so want to lose that lot and get to my next target of 50lb by the end of Jan :) Caroline - 14lbs. (0lbs down, 14lbs to go) Simmy1978 - 14lbs. (0lbs down, 14lbs to go) Noodles1609 - 14lb (0lb down, 14lb to go)

I started my journey with Rosemary Conley. I love her plan and it suits me, and also going to the classes meant that I got off my bum at least once a week! I lost a total of 3 stone over about 18 months, but then had an op and was quite poorly afterwards. I don't know what changed but I just...

Great decision Jo for excellent reasons. I'm back on day 1, although it's week 14, had a planned week off for week 13 so I'm right there with you with the 3 days of hell! Keeping up the water to get through it and very much looking forward to feeling great again, me and carbs just don't cut it!

Week 13 was my planned week off plan - took full advantage and returned to my old eating habits out of curiosity to see what would happen. Gained another 5lb, but gained a great deal of knowledge about how much me and carbs don't get on! Interesting week, thought I'd gain more, so happy with...

Wow, that's quite some impressive loss you've had so far on Exante. I kind of understand where you're coming from. I planned a week off after 12 weeks, which also happened to be Christmas, back on this morning and have gained a total of 6lb. I'm pretty happy with that as I expected it to be...

Excellent! You'll have that 2 stone off in no time at all :)

Aww it's fab to see so many new people coming on board. I'm now well into my official "week off" as I decided to have after much deliberation, and are delighted to have only gained a total of 3lb (including the 1lb from last week's sausage incident) from coming out of ketosis. I have to say...

Well there we go - 2lb on to add to the 1lb on from the previous day. And I still feel dreadful. There is not a pringle flavour worth feeling like this - back to the low carb for noodles!

Oops, bit of a cock up yesterday, first gain, 1lb on. Caketalks - 12.5 (9lbs lost : 3.5lbs to go) Welshtigger 14lbs (0lb lost ~ 14lbs to go) oO~SaDiA~Oo -10lbs (0lbs lost~10lbs to go) Kjs1628- 7lbs (1.2lbs lost - 5.8 lbs to go) Lil K - 7lbs (0lbs lost - 7lbs to go) LastEverDiet - 10lbs (5lbs...

Thank you - I am in awe of your amazing losses!! It's all a bit odd for me today, I've done my week 12 weigh in so this is the week off plan, had some carbs and feel absolutely awful! Not quite sure what to do about Christmas now, but think me and carbs are not a good combo! :wavey:To all the...

Oh heck, bit of a boob on week 12. 2 buffets on plan, but forgot about the rubbish that goes into cocktail sausages yesterday and ended up showing a 1lb gain this week. Lesson learnt there then. Unsure what to do this week, always planned for it to be an off plan week, but as it got closer...

Well..... little experiment today.... it's the start of week 13, was always planned to be my break week but had forgotten all that yesterday. Anyhow, avoid cocktail sausages, too much rusk, carbs too high! Still wondering what to do with this week... But the buffet was good :)

It's already been commented that the forums are pretty quiet just now, which is to be expected with Christmas just a few days away, but I've noticed how many readers there are out there. My post yesterday has had nearly 150 views with one reply. Which leads me to conclude that there are lots...

We're having a Christmas fuddle at work today, everyone has brought things in, and it's all sat in front of me. I brought in low carb stuff so I could join in and stay on plan. I'm absolutely astonished though, at how little I could actually eat before I felt entirely stuffed, I had about 6 or...

I know exactly how you feel, I convinced myself I wasn't smaller and somehow my clothes had just stretched (like the opposite of what usually happens when they "just" get smaller overnight!) so I was amazed to find I was actually so many sizes smaller - even a primark 18 is too big! Do you have...

No it's not sad at all, it's brilliant! I want to shout from the rooftops about how amazing it all is and how it's made me feel. I've dieted for most of my life and only got bigger and bigger, I've not been able to stick with anything cause the disillusionment of the incredibly slow results...

I'm now in week 12 and have dropped 3 stone. If you're ok with SF I agree, you'll be fine with S&S. I've varied the plan, it's not very often I have less than 4 packs but on a good number of days I've also had protein and veg and sometimes had an on plan blow out too - an extra bar or wafer...

It was suggested to me when I was losing it before that I should take calcium with vitamin d to stop it, it did slow it down a little but there was still more than "normal". I wonder if having 4 packs a day and being nutritionally complete, that that has made a difference as my diet before was...

This is one thing that really worried me as I did lose quite a bit of volume when doing low gi. I have to say though, I've noticed totally the opposite, I've got my volume back and am not losing anything other than the normal amount.

Hi, I regularly have Ribena Plus - blackcurrant and apple and raspberry are both ok :)

Awww, how lovely of you - thank you so much :)

This isn't such a little thing, it's actually a MASSIVE thing - for me anyhow. Been shopping today, just going round clothes shops and trying stuff on. Cause I can. And it fits. My clothes shopping used to consist of Evans and wondering if a Monsoon or Julien McDonald 22 would go near. Now...

My tastes have changed massively through the last 2 weeks of having the flu, don't know if that's just a coincidence and they would have changed anyway. I've got lemon bars in the cupboard that I just don't fancy anymore, but all my chocolate truffa have long since gone! I also ordered a lot of...

You won't need luck, you can do it! Gosh, I'm loving that dress, I'm a bit of a bling queen too, only it looks a bit Judith Charmers on a big girl, looking forward to looking like your picture instead. It's all very doable, I've just discovered I've gone down 4 sizes in 11 weeks so you'll be...

Yay! Done it, just needed an extra day! Christmas target smashed - 3 stone gone :D

It's good to know I'm not alone! I can avoid pasta without issue, but bread is another matter, I know it's most of my battle so I'll just have to stay strong on that one. After today I think it might just be that one meal with potatoes and some veg of different colours (!) then back on it. I...

You may chuckle, but I am seriously papping myself about eating anything carb. I've made the decision to go with it over Christmas and fully expect that at the very least potato will feature, as my Mum's mash and roast potatoes are amazing, and there will probably be a little yule log featuring...

Arrrgggghhhh!!! How frustrating! Half a blooming pound off my Christmas target! 2 stone 13.5lb off in 11 weeks, including the disasterous last week with just the 1lb with flu. Clearly you can lose a bit more with bronchitis! I'm really very happy and slightly overexcited about doing so...

Oops, forgot to update last week in the haze of fluey fogginess. 1lb last week, 4lb this week :) Caketalks - 12.5 (1.4lbs lost : 11.1lbs to go) Welshtigger 14lbs (0lb lost ~ 14lbs to go) oO~SaDiA~Oo -10lbs (0lbs lost~10lbs to go) Kjs1628- 7lbs (1.2lbs lost - 5.8 lbs to go) Lil K - 7lbs...

I got my tub the other day but not tried it yet, is it spicy?

Urgh! I have bronchitis, seriously unimpressed, now signed off work for a week. I so don't do being poorly!

I've said that I can eat what I want on Christmas Day but I'll be leaving it til then to decide what that is. I'm a sucker for my mums mashed potato but I may have a whole new attitude to it by then. We'll see, the most important thing to me is that I'm back on it by New Year, what happens...

At last I'm starting to feel a little human again. Finally made it out to the pharmacy yesterday, still with a temperature but have been assured it's all normal with flu. Got some mucus cough medicine (sugar free) and a couple of packets of halls for my incredibly sore throat, again sugar...

I've run out of bigger fingers to move my rings too, need to get engagement ring altered already - don't want to lose it but woop woop!!

I was like this at the beginning when I was just doing 4 packs, even climbing the stairs to my flat I could feel the fatigue in my leg muscles, it did settle down, and now I add in additional protein whenever I'm a bit more active - not had the problem since :)

I'm still around feeling sorry for myself and shivering away! Jees I hate being ill!!

I think you know the answer, you've said as much in your post - and you know it's really not viable longer term to "cheat" on a ketogenic plan and acheive success. You've got away with it so far which is great but doesn't really give a true impression of what happens coming out and going back...

Ah, a bit disappointed this week but that's how it goes I guess. Lost a pound, but have what I have had to conclude is flu. Hardly ate a thing Monday night and all of Tuesday and saw a gain, made sure I got down 4 packs yesterday with quite some difficulty and have managed to lose that one...

Well I managed to shift a pound. Will update sig when I can get my poorly head off the pillow. It sure is weird being ill in ketosis, food just doesn't enter your head. I'm totally wiped out and have a fever again with the worst headache I can ever remember having, don't know if that's a...

Tescos own zero coke (xero) isn't all that bad. How about putting water flavouring in soda water? Or the two ribena pluses that are ok - apple and raspberry and blackcurrent if I recall correctly - also nice with soda water :)

Not done CD myself, but did do LL for a few weeks before changing. I have no doubt that I wouldn't still be doing this if I hadn't found S&S, the packs are great (the only dodgy ones for me are the crispie shakes, but each to their own!) and the chocolate shake is great hot when you need a...

Good for you, having been on the losing weight wagon for more than half of my life, I know it's not as easy as it sometimes looks! I'm hoping this time will be my last time, and I'll be able to re-educate my head about food. I'm personally quite nervous about coming off at Christmas never to...

Well here's a tip - keep eating! Even when you feel shocking, keep eating! Overnight I've gained the 1.5lb I'd lost so far and the only thing I've not done is eat enough. So easy not to when you feel pants and of course, no feeling hungry with ketosis, so while I'm still rough as a badgers...

A little worried about this one, but guess a challenge will help stay on track, so mine is to reach my target and still be there at the end of the month! Caketalks - 12.5 (0lbs lost : 12.5lbs to go) Welshtigger 14lbs (0lb lost ~ 14lbs to go) oO~SaDiA~Oo -10lbs (0lbs lost~10lbs to go) Kjs1628-...

Gosh, hope you're feeling better soon. It's the thought of this kind of thing that is keeping me on the straight and narrow I have to say! I've had a few blow outs in the last couple of weeks, but I've been too chicken to go off plan, just had extra packs and protein!

I'm another oatmeal lover. If you've got some left, try making it up with a bit more water, it's an entirely different experience! As for the meals, there isn't a single one I don't like, and I'm normally quite fussy. I even liked the mushroom pasta one I got in the sample pack, and I'm not a...

Paracetemol is my friend. As is sleep! Thanks all for the advice, feeling a little better, guess it'll give me a weight loss boost too, although I wouldn't be recommending it! Woke this morning with a temperature of 39, v high for me, with my pcos I normally sit at the bottom end of 36...

Hey girls, all the best for your first days, stick with it and you will see the results.

Thanks, had the hot bubbly bath but it felt cold, must have the temperature already - hopefully I can work it all through in a couple of days. In bed now with 3 layers of fleece! Remembered I had a chocolate shake so I've done it hot, and have to say its hitting the spot. Will be ordering more...

Help! After managing to avoid all the hideous bugs doing the rounds since I started, I've now got that icky taste in the back of my throat, alongside the aches and pains in places you didn't know you could have aches and pains and it's quite apparent I'm about to be smacked hard with a bad case...

My dvd has arrived at last, just in time for me to be coming down with a stinking cold and the most hideous p pains ever! Think I'll ride this out for a few days and see how it goes before starting, but I am still aiming to get going sometime soon!

I did, swapped from LL after a few weeks and used both for a while. However, S&S are so much nicer so the remaining LL packs soon got relegated to the back of the cupboard!

I've experienced the whole rainbow in the last 9 weeks! There are a ton of bugs around at the moment too up and down the country, could just be one of those - although I have to say I seemed to have avoided everything whilst being on S&S including my OH's nasty flu that was also suspected as...

If I do 3.5lb this week then I will have averaged 4lb a week over 10 weeks - but consider in that the double figures in the first week then a stone is totally doable. Don't go too low though, you don't want that stone to be losing any of the good stuff! I vary - sometimes 3 packs and meal...

My mircowave broke a couple of weeks ago so I switched to hob. It's perfectly doable, but I have to admit to liking them more from being microwaved, but if I hadn't had one to start with, guess I wouldn't have known that!

Can you cut out everything except water and coffee for a week and see what happens? I've avoided fizz this time round as I had noticed that I seemed to lose more on previous diets if I cut out the diet coke (I used to be a 3+ litres a day girl!). Whilst I do think now that perhaps that was...

Getting back on the wagon is absolutely the key for me. I've never stuck this long on any other plan without the cheating and although Christmas isn't "cheating" I am also a bit scared that I'll struggle to get back on track. I'm sure we can all support each other as we do through those tough...

I was getting myself in a bit of a tizz about it all I have to say, so I've made the decision to suck it and see! I plan to stay as low carb as I can but not to the point of feeling left out or restricted. I'm not a big drinker at all, so being designated driver is fine and I don't have that...

Yes, 4 packs a day :) I came over from Lighter Life, only did it for 3 weeks and found it very restrictive as the pack varieties are so few, and I just couldn't stomach half of them. I love the variety of S&S and I'm sure if I'd not changed, I would have thrown in the towel on vlcd's by now...

Oooh! Just what I needed - I did the November challenge! Yay! 2.5lb for me :D Slim1day - 12lbs (4.5lbs lost : 7.5lbs to go) Loveloveyy - 14lbs (0lbs lost : 14lbs to go) Noodles1609 - 10lb (10.5lb lost : 0lb to go) 5sttogo - 21lbs (24lbs lost 11lb on sands : 10lbs to go) Mixedspice69 -...

Right, firstly the positives from week 9 - I didn't step on the scales for the entire week, from last weigh in to this. For a total scale addict needing a fix several times a day, I'd only managed to improve that to once a day, so a full week to me was an enormous achievement. The rest of the...

Aww chicken, what an awful day, but what a positive to take from it with how you have dealt with it - that's brilliant! I must confess this week to having a couple of "blow outs" - all on plan but a couple of times I've had an extra bar or wafer. I'm sure it won't make a difference overall.

My arms are starting to look like popeyes - was wondering if there was a connection with all the spinach I'm eating! The tops are losing fat but the bottom halves are just the same! I totally agree with the muscle thing, and to add further, your muscles basically tear and then repair when...

I'm so very sorry you feel the way you do, but you do feel that that and probably nothing anyone can say now will lesson that for you. I understand how pcos can make you feel, and how blooming frustrating things can get. Can I be bold enough to point you in the direction of another support...

OK, you had the chocs 3 days ago, and it takes on average 3 days to get back into ketosis, during which time you will have had some refill of your glycogen stores (3 x the water weight to fill them) which will all be gone by next week if you stay in ketosis. It's quite likely you could have...

Hate to say this hun but just a little reminder of something you posted a few days ago... http://www.minimins.com/slim-save/300125-fell-off-wagon-feel-horrid-about.html It's so easy to forget things that can make a massive difference. 11lb is a great loss, I appreciate how disappointed you are...

He lost 11lb :)

Welcome :) My friend may be along later to say hi, he's another SW defector, just done his first week and doing very well.

I guess it's ok, don't think there's carbs in vinegar - as to how much, guess it sits somewhere in the 200g veg limit? Just remember though if you've not had any for a while and then you have quite a bit - don't do the being alarmed when you have a loo break like I've done many a time :o

Had a mail back from Rob overnight - beetroot is ok :)

Think I've done a challenge too far this week and have so far not progressed beyond finding this on you tube! However, your posts have inspired me so I'm taking the plunge and getting the dvd. Not sure if it's ok or not to pass on a cheapie tip so apologies if I'm breaking any rules, but just...

Grrrr Ricki!!!! I thought I was going a bit bonkers, couldn't remember that being on the list I gave you! :D

I was thinking about this today, could do a cracking warm salad with chicken, bit of beetroot for interest, chargrill the peppers - that kind of thing :)

I am reading the book and are still having those blow outs - only something has shifted. I am very aware of how I am feeling when I've got the desire to eat, I've not come off plan, I've just had too much on 2 occasions this week (my back to basics week too, but that's a whole other learning...

I'm another Beck devotee - it's brilliant and is really helping me. Even yesterday when I "needed" a binge day, it was a binge day on plan that I took learning points from. Would never have been able to do that without the marvellous Dr Beck :)

This might be an entirely daft question, but does it taste like tea? I'm only asking as I don't like tea at all, but could quite do the chocolate part! :)

Totally with you there! Last time round was really very hard to resist stuff. I planned to have extra packs and protein and stayed on plan, but it wasn't easy.

I'm in! I've got you tube on my tv so I really have absolutely no excuse :)

I've still got some LL water flavouring in sunshine orange - in soda water it's just like fanta!

I hope the skin shrinks back a bit more too or I'm going to end up with a totally flat stomach that goes to my knees!

It happens, in the whole picture of everything you've had this week it's just a little blip, and maybe one you can have a strategy for next time. Was it a particular situation, a reaction to something, just because they were there etc... If you work out why you had them then if that situation...

Ooh I love the oatmeal, I've got a cupboard full of it. I make it will more water so it's like a thin porridge - lovely :)

I've seen this chatted about on here but have never heard of it. Did some progress pics yesterday and really need to get on with some hard core toning! Will this do it? I'm curious about the knee comments too as I have a dodgy knee and do struggle with things like lunges - will I still get...

Veg soup is silver pack, one of my fav's, with little teeny "carrots" :) Tomato is good too, and chicken is like liquid paxo stuffing! Not a fan of thai but it's all personal taste I guess. I don't ever make the shakes with milk, only water, and I make them up with about 500ml of chilled...

Please look at your intake, you are seriously not taking in enough calories for your body without the exercise, adding that in and you are potentially doing some damage. I would urge you to find out more about how vlcd's affect the body and take care of yours, including the emptying and filling...

Is live chat available? Ask them on there how to do it, as far as I know you can but not tried it personally :)

Can I suggest you get hold of a copy of The Beck Diet Solution by Judith Beck. I get those thoughts and used to act on them all the time, I'm working my way through the book, not actually that far into the doing stage of the plan and already I've successfully banished those thoughts on a number...

I did, just got my 5 meals a day pack (cheapest way) a few days ago, ordered 5 chocolate wafers on top of this. And wow! They are wonderful, and surprisingly incredibly filling. Love that the little bits of chocolate come off the top so you can scoop them out of the wrapper, feels really...

In all my excitement first thing I forgot to update my weekly weigh in post!! I am absolutely delighted to have lost a further 3lb. 8 weeks and I'm just a pound short of 2 and a half stone. That's totally bonkers. I'm so blooming happy, just when I had decided to have a week of back to...

Welcome, I'm just starting week 9, can't believe I've stuck to this for so long, very unlike me but totally loving the results! Best of luck with your journey :)

Insanely delighted with another 3lb this week. Woo hoo!!! :D Slim1day - 12lbs (4.5lbs lost : 7.5lbs to go) Loveloveyy - 14lbs (0lbs lost : 14lbs to go) Noodles1609 - 10lb (8lb lost : 2lb to go) 5sttogo - 21lbs (24lbs lost 11lb on sands : 10lbs to go) Mixedspice69 - 10lbs (0lbs lost : 10lbs...

I'm making a big assumption here based soley on your username that you are a chap? If so, I would be a little bit concerned that you're not taking enough in, particularly with all the gym work you are doing, there is a danger you'll be losing muscle mass. Brilliant loss in the first 2 weeks...

Success! Mac cheese in a saucepan - amazing!:D

I've got that same bottle! It's haunting me on my desk but since I've got the Ribena it's working a treat - 3 glassses full = 1 litre done. I've started counting my coffees too, cause I do drink a lot of them - and I'm cracking through 2 litres a day there (note to self - might need to rein...

Hello and welcome I've not done CD so can't answer that, have done LL though and it's the same principles. My weight loss below is for the first 7 weeks which looks about average I think. I'm having a little more than plan on some days adding in the veg and protein a few times a week and are...

Welcome, it's all so fab on S&S, much nicer than LL I have to say :)

Yes. I can see the difference in the mirror, I can see the difference in my clothes - the fact I've nothing left that fits me is a big clue that I've actually lost quite a bit of weight. I was looking through my winter clothes the other day trying to find something that doesn't look like a...

phew! thanks very much :)

Ooh wonderful, I'm inclined to wait til nearer Christmas (and payday!) if I can do without. Do you just follow the same instructions for hot or cold water and then just heat and stir? (and thank you :))

Arrrggghhhh!! Got my new monthly pack today, really looking forward to Mac cheese all day long and my incredibly rude microwave has decided to give up the ghost half way through cooking it! I can see instructions for making oatmeal in a saucepan, wondering if I can do all the packs without a...

I'm sure you'll be fine, antibiotics that say to take with food only do that to quell the nausea they sometimes cause. Just note that if you do feel queasy with them, take just after a pack and that should sort it out. Hope you feel better soon :)

Welcome. I'm also a defector, from LL. Love S&S, it's really easy to follow and the packs are amazing. Brilliant losses so far, I'm sure you'll do just as well with S&S :)

Can't say I've noticed any smell at all to be honest. I make mine up with about a pint of water, either in a shaker or using a blender (when I've left the shaker at work!) with ice and they are delic. Not so struck on the strawberry but that's cause of the little bits in it, I freak out with bits!

The good news is you've now identified one of your triggers, you can plan a strategy to deal with it, so next time round you can take a different path. All will be fine, it's just a little bump in the road, don't let it send you crashing into the kerb :)

Fantastic results, what a difference! Reminds me I should probably take a progress picture sometime soon. Congrats - you must be very proud of yourself :)

3 weeks with LL then switched to Slim and Save - my results speak for themselves and it's pretty straight forward to follow :)

Don't be surprised if they don't find anything on u/s - often nothing shows, it's not the best form of diagnosis. Are you a user of the Verity website? It's a charity for pcos with a lively discussion board where you can get lots of answers to any questions you may have about it :)

So far so good this morning, I've done the bribe thing - can't do a loo visit until I've finished a glass! It's working :). Just trawled our little Tesco near work and managed to find their own zero cola and ribena plus raspberry and apple with no citric acid - should help with the fluid levels :)

Thanks, I'll give the bigger glass a go. I have one at work that is about 1/3 litre, I find it easier to drink from that so it shouldn't be too much of a shift to do a pint one instead. I do make the shakes up with quite a lot, but I've not had them recently (I did last night though, delic...

I'm finding I'm struggling with water, particularly at weekends and know I need to up it - anyone got any top tips for getting into the habit of upping the daily intake. I've tried having a litre bottle at work and emptying it before lunch then another one before I go home, but I just don't...

I think perhaps I'll revise my goal of 60lb by Valentines - somehow doesn't seem quite right anymore.... :whistle:

Hiya To be honest, if you're head isn't in a vlcd involving ketosis, then perhaps it's not the plan for you at this time. Coming off and going on so you're in and out of ketosis is not going to be a great time for you - you'll be filling up your glycogen stores every time you come off, then...

Hello and welcome I posted a reply to you earlier on but the website gremlins must have been a little peckish :). I defected over from LL to S&S after 3 weeks, it's so much nicer to do. I joined LL for the counselling rather than the VLCD, but obviously the two go hand in hand there - how did...

Oh bless you! I'm so proud :). I've done it kind of the other way around today, I've had a meal that doesn't include a pack - made myself a green veg omlette. Really didn't want to eat it, missed my pack! Day 53 and I've got so used to having the packs I can't see me doing anything different...

If you've stuck to the plan 100% honestly, and got enough water inside you, then you WILL lose weight. The trouble with our bodies is that they don't tend to work to a neat weekly schedule that allows us to see consistent progress through each day. I'm a scale addict too, which is great when...

If you've always fed a hormonal response, then it's learnt behaviour that you have no other reference for dealing with as yet - particularly if you've got an implant so you've not had it for a while - so really there is nothing to feel down about. The trick, I think (I'm still very much in the...

My good friend is starting S&S today. I know he's been lurking so I'm hoping a big friendly greeting will entice him out to come and join the happy family of support :D

Have you added some salt to your food? I tried this out after reading this thread earlier this week and it's really helped :)

That's really good news. Doc's are always so quick to write things off when you're carrying a little extra, but it's a fact we can't get away from that sometimes it really is true. What a brilliant difference your loss has made - fantastic! :)

It is a chain, not sure how widespread, the groupon was a local deal and one of the two it applied to just happened to be only a couple of miles from me. I only paid £29 for 3 months membership so it's peanuts really. Ladies Workout Express, they seem to be American based with some UK...

OK, it's the morning of day 4. It takes on average 3 days to get into ketosis, with ketosis being the process of burning off your fat. So whilst you've been eating much less for over 3 days, it's really probably only day 1 of fat burning now. So, to answer your question - 3lb so far is...

I've been really apprehensive about starting more exercise, have had some increased dizziness in the last week or so and was allowing my anxieties to creep in again (I live alone in the week and get a bit nervous about stuff like passing out and banging my head and my cats eating me!! lol!). I...

Well done - if it's working for you then great!

Good for you, it does honestly get easier. How about writing down all your reasons for wanting to lose weight and stick it to the front of the fridge - when temptation arrises, it'll be right in front of you to remind you why you're doing it :)

Oh excellent news! Well done you, I'm really really pleased for you :D I do a ton of surfing now to keep me out of our break area at lunchtime, must get off my butt some days and go for a walk instead!!

2.5lb for me :) Slim1day - 12lbs (4.5lbs lost : 7.5lbs to go) Loveloveyy - 14lbs (0lbs lost : 14lbs to go) Noodles1609 - 10lb (5lb lost : 5lb to go) 5sttogo - 21lbs (12lbs lost : 9lbs to go) Mixedspice69 - 10lbs (0lbs lost : 10lbs to go) Morgan1- 10lb (3.75 lost, 6.25 to go) Hamish's Mum...

Another 2.5lb off. Even though my numbers have not been big, they soon add up to big. I've not been doing this for 2 months yet and I'm already over 30lb lighter - and that is entirely brilliant :D. This week I'm going to return to tracking my intake - will use mfp - and make a huge effort to...

What a great result for your first week! Well done :)

Excellent first week, bet you're thrilled! :)

Just have a 3 pack and meal day - stick to the protein and veggie options and you'll be fine. However, you could consider telling them. I totally understand why you haven't, I kept it quiet from everyone apart from my OH and one friend to start with. My mum tends to be a bit of a sabeteur and...

Oh poor man, he probably thought he was being helpful by buying his own junk and not asking you to do it. I've cleared out the veg chiller bits at the bottom of the fridge for my OH's junky bits then I can't see them, maybe you could do something like that, or have a box in there with them in...

What a turn round - good for you girl! Very well done and BIG pat on the back - brilliant! :D

I love it! Can't recall ever being so excited about a plan before, it's brilliant!

:welcome2: Hello! I'm finding it incredibly easy! The packs on LL that I liked were very limited and didn't taste that great, which I kind of got at the time, it's not food so it doesn't and shouldn't taste good I guess. I don't think I would still be doing LL if I'd stayed with it. I am...

Have a large glass of water while you contemplate what the chocolate will do for you. Then have another one and contemplate what staying on plan will do for you. Maybe consider having an extra pack - do you have any bars? I had a miserable tom last week, I bulked out my evening pack with...

Thank you, that's so nice to hear :). S&S suggests a multivit on days with 3 packs, if you have 4 packs you are nutritionally complete - beware of o/ding if you have more vits as some can cause a bit of trouble. And honestly - if I can do this amount of weight so quickly, then anyone can...

Day 1 on the Beck Diet Solution asks you to write an "advantages response card" then commit to reading it at least twice a day, and whenever you feel a temptation. It's basically a list of all the reasons you want to lose weight. And, it is astonishingly powerful. I was tempted by cheese on...

You should defo do a multivit if you're doing 3 packs. Make sure you up your fluid intake too, lots extra lost when you have a cold, and take good care. Try a few drops of olbas oil in a bath, but get out slowly so you don't get dizzy :)

My first vlcd too and I was a carb monster 7 weeks ago who couldn't survive on less than supersize portions of everything. I'm astonished at the difference already! Get through the next few days and you'll be well on your way by Christmas :)

Primark is indeed odd. Last year I got their thick tights, amazing fit, bought the same this year and they barely come over my knee's!! I have a tshirt that fits in a 16 but I'm not that anywhere else yet so guess it's just a random larger fit from them. I come out in a cold sweat if I think...

Hello and welcome I planned for the first few days to be awful, got little treats for myself - nice bath bombs, downloaded some more books, planned a nice tv schedule - so I was occupied and wouldn't miss the old routine too much. I don't know whether this really helped, or whether I didn't...

I've found it's worse with me if I'm not quite getting enough water in. Totally with you on the bath thing, I had to go lay on the bed tonight after my bath, felt shocking!

It becomes just what you do so very quickly. I'm into week 6 and have lost over 2 stone already and are absolutely thrilled to bits with it. I've not idea how much I want to lose yet, I've just got some little goals to set me on my way and I'll review my progress as I go - my first big "mini"...

How wonderful, very well done to you :)

It's funny, I've been big for so long I daren't buy anything else yet! I still don't quite believe I will actually be smaller. In September I saw my fertility consultant who told me the only way I'd lose enough weight to have IVF was if I had a gastric bypass as I only had 2 years left before...

That's brilliant news - enjoy the outfit shopping too. Can't wait for the point where I can go shopping. so looking forward to it

A compliment I received yesterday really made me smile - "Your hair looks amazing... is it yours?" :D

2.5lb for me, takes me over 2 stone in 6 weeks - happy happy happy! Slim1day - 12lbs (1.5lbs lost : 10.5lbs to go) Loveloveyy - 14lbs (0lbs lost : 14lbs to go) Noodles1609 - 10lb (2.5lb lost : 7.5lb to go) Nomore - 21lbs (2lbs lost : 19lbs to go) 5sttogo - 21lbs (0lbs lost : 21lbs to go)...

Absolutely thrilled to bits! I was sure this week was going to be a focus on other things - how my clothes fit, compliments being received, celebrating the loss of another chin - rather than what shows on the scales. Had a nasty TOTM but got through it 100% on plan, but with little showing on...

Welcome both, I still feel like a newbie and I'm well into week 5 of vlcd, week 2 of s&s. Loving the support on this forum, best I've come across :)

I defected from LL after a few weeks, S&S is so much more paletable! Lots of choice and it doesn't leave a dodgy aftertaste either. Have a read through the tips for newbies too, lots of really good info in there - that's where I found the tip to buy the mens 5 a day pack as it's better value...

Do you have anything to add to the questions I asked above Desertman?

If you get the mens monthly pack and have 4 packs a day it works out at £1.11 per pack including the postage, £4.44 a day, I used to spend more than that on lunch! It's a bit of a downer when the scales don't budge but I have to wonder if every few weeks your body needs a bit of a breather from...

Brilliant! Well done, I didn't quite get there at 5 weeks, but should get there this week at week 6. Last time I lost 2 stone it took me 6 months! It's great isn't it! :)

Do you know what it is that you miss? Is it the taste? The pleasure? The habit? How about making a list of all the good things about eating the food you used to eat. Then make another list of all the good things about being thinner than you were before. Read them both and then decide what...

I got to thinking today as I was sat on the sofa with my knees up close how amazing it was that I can do that now, and it got me thinking - there are so many small victories in losing weight that sometimes get lost, so I thought I would start recording them. I reckon it would be a good...

Oops! They used to my weakness those cheeky tortilla wraps! You've got a great attitude about it though, it's done, move on - that's really good. I'm quite proud of myself today, I've got insane pmt (yep, done the very unreasonable having a go at the OH followed by being mad at the whole...

All you've done is taken a delivery into your glycogen superstore, it's just a little overstocked at the moment, but put it on a special next week and it'll soon be gone. There is no failure with this, each point is something to learn about ourselves and our approach to getting to a healthy...

Personally, I have felt like I can't get any more in and that's definitely not a psychological thing, it's a very physical thing. I guess in a way there is a relation to ketosis and not feeling hungry, but I also have to be honest and say (and this was an embarrassing revelation to me) that I...

2.5lb this week. That's ok, I did overdo it a bit on several days with extra protein and lots of green veggies, and TOM is due. Quite glad to see the back of the odd half pound too as my ticker is now right rather than rounded up! Only 16lb to go to get to my Christmas target. Woop!

There is loads of info on the s&s website that should help - and read the sticky's on this forum - taught me loads - and good luck, it's not so nice for the first few days but it's totally worth getting through it :)

I've read that the 12 week thing is because they "tested" VLCD's for 12 weeks and noted no ill effects, and therefore licence them for this amount of time. There is no evidence to suggest it's not safe to follow for longer than that, it's just that they didn't go any further than 12 weeks! If...

Rosemary Conleys are good as they have different levels of moves within the workout so you can work your way up as your fitness improves. The salsacise one really gets it shifting!

I have done this for a few days but it feels like I'm having way too much - wondering how many of you do this every day and are still getting good losses? Does it matter if you don't?

Hi all Just booked for a 3 night trip over Valentines next year. I've had the 3 nights for ages with a KGB deal and was planning to go last July for my OH's birthday but Ryanair pulled the flights. Think we've dropped really lucky with the place we're staying, it's got amazing reviews on...

So far I've only had an odd wobble, but I've made a deal with myself. I'm an adult and I have choices, so as long as I make that choice in full knowledge of the consequences, then it's ok to make. So, packet of maltesers and 3 days of hell with the worst headache in the world whilst feeling...

Yay! That's excellent! I've just got all Christmassy in the weirdest way, clearing out my spare room for decorating and have found loads of half rolls of Christmas wrap. I usually buy loads of the theme of the year and then wrap everything the same. This year I think I'll just use the wrap...

Slim1day - 12lbs (0lbs lost : 12lbs to go) Loveloveyy - 14ibs Noodles1609 - 10lb (0lb lost : 10lb to go)

Can I recommend a book I had recommended to me? The Beck Diet Solution by Judith Beck. It's not a diet, it's a very well observed study of why people choose the wrong foods and what you can do to change it. It really helped alter my thinking about why I eat and I've not finished it yet!

I think for all of them 10 mins is the max time, what level you do on there is the thing that makes the difference. Mine has 15 levels but they do vary, when I'm starting off I use one of the programmes that goes up and down through the levels, when I'm doing the exercising I pick a level and...

And that's what I keep reminding myself when I'm tempted to stray! It's keeping me on the straight and narrow. All will be well soon enough :)

I love mine, and it really does work, the trick is to keep going on it. I used to do a little workout on it with light weights but for now I'm just standing on it but will build back up to the exercises and then add in the weights again.

I'm clearing out my junk room with all this extra energy and came across a coat I bought a while back cause it was a bargain in the sales. Never mind it was 3 sizes too small. Just for kicks I tried it on today - not only does it fit (and over a jumper no less!) it does up too! Amazing...

Have you measured? Quite often your weight takes a break while the inches adjust. Lots of people find on their lower weeks, they've lost a staggering amount of inches. And all that hormonal stuff too, us girls aren't that straightforward and sometimes the weight loss doesn't consider it needs...

Hello there! I'm half way through week 4 and not far off 2 stone lighter and I have PCOS. Prepare for the first few days to be not so great, and you'll get through it ok. Once you're in ketosis it really is pretty straightforward - and as you can see, PCOS is no barrier to the weight falling...

Totally with the goals and rewards, I've got a cracking Butler and Wilson clutch on order for my 2 stone reward. Asked my OH if he would supply the 3 stone reward if I do it by Christmas as that was my original target - he says he will and it will a surprise. I like surprises!

Oops - sorry! I got moved, was worried I'd done something I bit wrong there mentioning either (.)(.)'s or ebay, but found it! Sorry Mods, should have thought really :ashamed0005:

I think we've got a bravissimo store in town, I shall investigate - thanks ladies. I fully expected to say goodbye to my boobs with rapid weight loss, I'm quite astonished that they seem to be holding firm, well, hanging tough is probably more accurate! Looks like I'm going to have a drawer...

Keep on it, you'll probably see a bigger loss this week. I have a tendency to retain fluid at TOM like many ladies do, I've been known to put on half a stone in that week. I was prepared this time and cut down coffee and upped plain water, may have just been a coincidence but it seemed to do...

Can anyone recommend? I went to M&S a few months ago cause I was wanting a decent strapless for holidays, they don't measure anymore, they just look, and she brought me several sizes bigger than I was wearing (in back size) and they just drowned me. Before I regained one of the stones I lost...

I hate having hot feet, but I'm not that keen on freezing cold either. I've got slippersocks and a hot water bottle in bed, finding I can't sleep with cold feet!

I've got 3 dresses in my wardrobe all with labels, all too small when I started and all perfect for Christmas. I reckon I may have gone beyond them too by then. Would be such a shame on one hand, but absolutely fantastic on the other!! :D

I make all the shakes with more water, liked them all that I've tried with the exception of the crispy ones - I just don't get them, drinks with rice crispies in? I've had to conclude today that my jeans are too big (yay!) when I went to the bathroom and realised I hadn't undone the button! I...

Have to say I've really noticed the change with having a lowered (practically non-existant!) thermogenic response. I've always had such a good level of insulation, I'm always complaining of being warm, but not anymore, I'm freezing! Just had to order some slippers, I'm using a hot water bottle...

Sometimes it can be so difficult. I have a hideous picture of myself on my kitchen wall that looks at me every time I go in there. I'm already 4 stone lighter than I was in that picture, and there is no way I'm going back there again. My worry is because I don't have a final point I want to...

She was on LL, they told us all about it at the first meeting, also the girl who had heart failure on LL, she had an underlying heart condition that hadn't been diagnosed - funny how everything gets related back to be the vlcd's fault though.

She died because she drank it all together, she hadn't spaced it throughout the day. I guess it really does depend on the person, I didn't think I was drinking enough so I filled a jug with 3 litres and took it out whenever I had anything - coffee, shake, meal, cold water - I ran out mid...

Try doing the porridge with more water than it says, it's entirely different :) And families - with you on that one, what it is about families that they think it's ok to be darn rude just because you are related, I'm sure they wouldn't talk like that to their friends! On the plus side though...

I can't see how more protein would knock you out of ketosis, consider how many calories you can get through on Atkins! If you're burning that many cals then it's probably quite wise to have more protein to keep all things hunky dory :)

I get mine delivered to work, even with the mens monthly pack it's not a massive box and is fairly easy to carry - granted that's no good if you don't work! I've had 2 deliveries so far and both have been totally spot on, the text gives you the option to change the date if you're not going to...

My motivation is that I've been written off by the medical profession in terms of ttc. They've offered me only ICSI (private) and only when I've lost 3 stone. My consultant told me to go have a gastric bypass as that was the only way I was going to lose that kind of weight in the timeframe...

Whoop whoop!! Another 4lb. I'm absolutely delighted! Have to admit to being a little skeptical about changing, but only because the packs taste sooooo good after LL, but this week I've had veg for the first time and even had a bit of salmon on one evening. Very very happy with that, at this...

Tomorrow morning will be my first S&S weigh in after 3 weeks with LL. 19.5lb down so far, aiming for 42lb by Christmas and then we'll see where we're at. So, going public here, first loss posting in the morning... eek!:eek: